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On August 5, 2010, the San José mine, 28 miles north of Copiapó, collapsed trapping thirty-three miners 2,300 feet underground. On October 13, 2010, after sixty-nine days underground, all thirty-three miners were rescued.

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BBC: Chile Mine - Profiles of the miners, video, photo gallery, and news articles, including coverage of the rescue attempts, global media coverage, and the challenges the rescued miners are facing. [English/Spanish] Wikipedia: 2010 Copiapo Mining Accident - Includes background, rescue attempts, diagrams, health of the rescued miners, and the social, legal, and political impact. CNN: Explore the Mine Collapse in Chile - Interactive diagram including the rescue plans, profiles of the miners, and story archive. Life Magazine: Trapped Chilean Miners of Copiapo - Photographic timeline of the accident and rescue attempts. Wikipedia: Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident - International political, governmental, and corporate reactions and media coverage. Paper-Replika: Phoenix Rescue Capsule Papercraft - Downloadable 1:20 scale paper model of a rescue capsule.

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